Railsplitter Golf Team Bottoms Out at Tusculum Fall Classic

GREENEVILLE, TN – This week’s Tusculum College Fall Classic was a disappointment for the Railsplitter golf team who finished tied for last place among nine teams competing for the tournament title. (Results)

LMU turned in rounds of 303 and 300 for a total 603 to finish 35 strokes back in a tie with the University of Virginia at Wise in 8^th place.  Host team Tusculum College won the event by turning in a pair of 283 in rounds one and two for a total 566 for two strokes under par.

Other schools involved in the tournament were St. Andrews Presbyterian (575 – 2nd place), Wingate University (582 – 3^rd place), Lenoir-Rhyne College (584 – 4^th place), Brevard College (594 – 5^th place), Mars Hill College (597 – 6^th place) and Walters State Community College in 7^th place with a 599.

Individually, LMU’s Charlie Hawes tied for 10^th overall with rounds of 74 and 71 for a two day total 142, while Craig McLaughlin and Nolan Butler each shot a 77 and a 75 for a final 152 to tie for 34^th place.  LMU senior Aaron Hammons finished the tournament with a 78 and a 77 for a final 155 in a tie for 43^rd place and junior Jeremy Gordon was disqualified.

This weekend the Railsplitters will travel to Burkesville, Kentucky and Dale Hollow State Park for the Lindsey Wilson Fall Invitational.  The match is one of three remaining on the 2006 fall schedule.